diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_options.c b/net/ipv4/ip_options.c
index 9bebad07bf2e..cbcae6544622 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_options.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_options.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ int ip_options_echo(struct ip_options * dopt, struct sk_buff * skb)
 
 void ip_options_fragment(struct sk_buff * skb) 
 {
-	unsigned char * optptr = skb->nh.raw;
+	unsigned char * optptr = skb->nh.raw + sizeof(struct iphdr);
 	struct ip_options * opt = &(IPCB(skb)->opt);
 	int  l = opt->optlen;
 	int  optlen;